Energy Top Stories

Equity markets all but closed for mining IPOs

Miners have to look at debt, private investors and alternative financing like pre-pays for growth capital according to new report.

Frik Els | October 31, 2016 | 2:13 am

Renewables beat coal as largest source of power capacity

While coal continues to crank out electricity for millions of…

Andrew Topf | October 30, 2016 | 4:05 pm

12 schools in Salzburg evacuated after radioactive rock discovered

Educators in the Austrian city of Salzburg hit the panic…

Andrew Topf | October 30, 2016 | 3:07 pm

Clinton, Australian anti-coal activists, and Wikileaks

According to Wikileaks, activists opposing Adani's Carmichael coal mine in…

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | October 28, 2016 | 11:57 am

Activists urge Congo government to pass new mining code

Congo began reviewing its mining code in 2012, aiming to…

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 28, 2016 | 9:45 am

Andrew “Twiggy” Forrest continues fight to preserve family land

Aussie mining billionaire doesn't want exploration on his family land.

MINING.com Editor | February 18, 2013 | 9:30 pm

Ex-Gold Fields chair launches challenge to South Africa’s ruling ANC

Mamphela Ramphele on Monday announced the formation of a new party political platform to contest general elections set for 2014.

Frik Els | February 18, 2013 | 9:09 pm

Areva achieves 9,760 tons of uranium, a production record

All-time production highs at Kazakhstan and Niger.

Michael Allan McCrae | February 18, 2013 | 4:41 pm

Glencore vows to appoint female director

The move would drop the number of FTSE 100 with all-male boards to five.

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 17, 2013 | 3:11 pm

Coal mining brought $3.2 billion to BC in 2011

Canada is the third largest exporter of metallurgical coal in the world (after Australia and the United States), shipping most of the 27 million tonnes of metallurgical and thermal coal produced every year in B.C.

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 16, 2013 | 7:02 pm

BHP-owned Aussie coal mine to lock workers out again

BHP Billiton-owned Appin coal mine in southern Australia will lock out its workforce Sunday amid tense negotiations with supervisors over a new corporate agreement.

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 16, 2013 | 5:26 pm

Most contaminated nuclear site in the U.S. leaking waste

Washington authorities claim no higher radiation levels have been detected at the site, but the leak could be in the range of 150 gallons to 300 gallons.

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 16, 2013 | 3:49 pm